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Hearing Chu Xuan's words, the three women all agreed wholeheartedly.

Even though they are now far away from the Chu family, Wuming Mountain is still too weak. Exposing too much before they have the ability to protect themselves is not a good thing for them.

Chen Xuening did not continue to entangle with A Leng.

Instead, she looked at Chu Xuan's face with surprise; this person had repeatedly overturned her expectations.

His cunning and methods are unconventional, and he acts decisively and efficiently. Even among those in the cabinet, very few can rival him.

The creation of gunpowder further demonstrated his genius.

Chen Xuening knew very well that if Chu Xuan's gunpowder were to spread, he could become a guest of honor anywhere in the world in an instant, and his gunpowder would bring a revolutionary impact to the world!

Her eyes sparkled with a strange light, as if she saw a towering figure quietly rising.

As they were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The three women all looked at Chu Xuan simultaneously, their meaning clear: the commotion had attracted his attention.

Chu Xuan gave a helpless wry smile, and asked Chu Ling'er and Chen Xuening to go to the front to open the door and greet them, while he went to wash up and change his clothes.

Upon arriving at the main room, they saw the village chief sitting there somewhat uneasily. As soon as he saw Chu Xuan approaching, he quickly stood up and went forward to offer his condolences.

"Lord Chu, are you alright?"

"What can happen to me?"

Chu Xuan laughed.

After looking him up and down and confirming that he had no injuries, the village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The village chief couldn't help but worry.

The huge bang earlier was heard by everyone in the entire nameless village.

When the village chief learned that the noise came from Chu Xuan's place, he was dumbfounded.

The nameless village is just beginning to rise, so what if something happens to Yi Chuxuan?

The nameless village can do without anyone, even the village chief, but Chu Xuan, who is the backbone of the village, cannot be harmed. If anything happens to Chu Xuan, the village chief will be willing to die a thousand deaths.

Sensing the village chief's worry, and knowing that he was more concerned about the future of Wuming Village, Chu Xuan felt a warmth in his heart, personally refilled his water, and smiled.

"Don't worry, village chief. I'm perfectly fine. The noise just now was just something I made on a whim. I didn't control the intensity and it made a bit too loud."

"Then the old man can rest assured."

The village chief shook his head with a wry smile: "Lord Chu, what can I say to you? It hasn't been long, and you've caused such a commotion again. Even if you don't think about your own health in the future, you should at least think about this old man, right? I'm old and can't compare to you young people. I'm really easily frightened."

"Don't worry, village chief, I will be more careful in the future."

Chu Xuan smiled and nodded.

Upon hearing this, the village chief also stood up: "In that case, Lord Chu, please rest well for a couple of days. I will not disturb you any longer."

The village chief was a very perceptive man. He knew that the explosion just now was not as simple as Chu Xuan had said, but since the latter didn't say anything, he wisely didn't ask any more questions and turned to take his leave.

"Village chief, please wait a moment."

But Chu Xuan stopped him, saying, "Village chief, starting tomorrow, arrange for a few more people to go to the place we went today and bring back the sand and gravel I took today. Also, have someone deliver a bucket of manure to me every day. I have a great use for it."

Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately knew that the two items Chu Xuan wanted were probably related to the explosion earlier. He had a vague guess in his mind, and adhering to the principle of obeying orders, he nodded in agreement on the spot.

"Don't worry, sir. I'll arrange it for you when I get back. They'll all be efficient and capable people who won't cause you any trouble."

“I won’t treat everyone unfairly for this job. The village chief will pass on a message for me: anyone who is willing to go will receive one hundred coins per day as their payment.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief's mouth dropped open.

One hundred coins, or one string of cash, was a huge sum of money in an era when prices weren't too high and one coin could buy a bowl of vegetarian noodles!

As long as you work for Chu Xuan for ten days, each person will receive one tael of silver!

Ordinary people couldn't earn that much even if they hunted for a whole year.

It's unbelievable that someone could earn so many copper coins a day just by transporting sand, gravel, and manure.

"Sir, you..."

The village chief was quite moved and wanted to dissuade him.

Chu Xuan spent a lot of money building the school, and now he will probably need dozens of people to move the sand and stones. With both expenses combined, Chu Xuan will have to spend at least seven or eight taels of silver every day.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I told everyone before that I would never treat those who follow me unfairly. How could I go back on my word?"

Chu Xuan stopped him and comforted him.

Seeing that the former had made up his mind, the village chief said no more. He quietly decided in his heart that he must do a good job for Chu Xuan so as not to let down his kindness to the village.

After seeing the village chief off, Chu Xuan glanced at his bandaged arm, where a little blood had already seeped through.

I couldn't help but smile wryly to myself; a small problem had indeed arisen.

Fortunately, I was far enough away when the explosion happened, and there was an earthen wall protecting me. Otherwise, this would probably not have been such a simple superficial injury. In a more serious case, I might have lost my arm or even my head.

It seems that using earthenware pots to hold gunpowder as hand grenades is too crude. We need to optimize the method of use. Otherwise, we have to be careful every time for fear of hurting ourselves, which would diminish the purpose of the method.

While Chu Xuan was pondering how to improve it.

Chu Ling'er, who had been listening to the two's conversation in silence, returned to her room. A moment later, she picked up an account book and approached them with some concern, asking them a question.

"Husband, have you really thought this through? Are you really going to pay the villagers this much every day?"

During this time, Chu Ling'er has become the perfect housekeeper, keeping all the account books and even the silver she had previously taken from Lu Yongyuan.

Chu Xuan, being in charge of the household, didn't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt, but Chu Ling'er did.

For one hundred coins, you could find ten skilled workers even at the market down the mountain. If you didn't have such high requirements, you could even find twenty.

Therefore, Chu Xuan's actions are indeed no different from donating to charity.

"Sir, although you still have some of the money you got from the Lu family last time, our family is only spending and not earning now. You are going to do good for Wuming Village, and you will inevitably have to spend a lot of money in the future. I'm afraid that if this continues, we will soon run out of money. Do you have any ideas?"